[Ontbirds] Quinte Area Bird Report for week ending April 02, 2009

WEEKLY BIRD REPORT FOR PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY AND THE QUINTE AREA FOR THE WEEK ENDING Thursday, April 02, 2009 An Australian EASTERN ROSELLA, reported just moments ago, obviously an escapee from someone's home or private collection, was the most exciting bird of the day for a Belleville Wright

[Ontbirds] Ottawa waterfowl

Hi all The water is open at Burnside pit and today there were, along with the thousands of Canada Geese, 1 White-fronted Goose, 2 pairs Snow Goose, at least 4 male and 2 female Northern Pintails, Scaup, Bufflehead, Common Merganser, Common Goldeneye. At Richmond lagoons, the water level is

[Ontbirds] Toronto Islands today - things are picking up.

Good evening Today Ian Cannell, Margaret Liubavicius and I birded the Toronto Islands to check on the migration progress down there and we were not disappointed at all. Below are some of the birds we found. 100+ Cormorants heading to the Leslie Street Spit nesting sites, 20 Wood Ducks ( 1

[Ontbirds] WNY Dial-a-Bird 02 Apr 2009

- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 04/02/2009 * NYBU0904.02 - Birds mentioned - Please phone in rare sightings for update Submit email to dfsuggs localnet com Thank you, David - [Wednesday, April 8, BOS Meeting at 7

[Ontbirds] Cackling Goose and Swamp Sparrows

Hi Everyone Today, April 2nd there were 2 Swamp Sparrows out and about in the creek area behind my house. Amongst the 1000s of Canada Geese on the Carp River, a Cackling Goose was right out in the open. I got great looks at this bird and could easily determine the size was much different.

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending April 2, 2009.

For birders at Presqu'ile Provincial Park, as elsewhere, this is an exciting time of year, with new arrivals appearing every day, and lots of bird song, some of which is enjoyed even by those who no longer have the full range of frequencies in their hearing. For the first time in weeks,

[Ontbirds] Snowy owls at Kingston area Islands

Please excuse the tardiness On 31 March, Dave Moore, Cliff Hodder and I visited Pigeon, Snake and Salmon Islands by boat, 3-10 miles sw offshore from Kingston. We flushed 1 Snowy Owl from Pigeon Island, 3 Snowies from Snake Island and 2 from Salmon. There were no Herring Gulls on any of the

[Ontbirds] HSR: Beamer Conservation Area (02 Apr 2009) 2272 Raptors

Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 02, 2009 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] Algonquin Park Birding Update: 2 April 2009

Here are some sightings from the past week: Wild Turkey: same two still in the Two Rivers Store area this week. Spruce Grouse: Male at Spruce Bog Boardwalk, about 30 m north of the register box on March 29. Gray Jay: Opeongo Road, and Spruce Bog. Boreal Chickadee: One at Spruce Bog Boardwalk